Prof. Adriano Alfredo Nuvunga is a Mozambican scholar, democracy and human rights advocate, and Executive Director of the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD). His work focuses on democratic governance, natural resource governance, critical minerals, business and human rights, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding across Southern Africa. He has led extensive policy research and advocacy on the governance of extractive industries, civic space, and the relationship between natural resources, conflict, and inclusive development, with particular attention to Mozambique’s critical minerals sector. Prof. Nuvunga serves as Chairperson of the Mozambican Human Rights Defenders Network (RMDDH) and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Voluntary Principles Initiative. He is also an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Eduardo Mondlane University and holds a PhD in International Relations from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam.